Area Sales Manager - Power Quality Products, Sweden

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We are welcoming an Area Sales Manager to our team within Power Quality Products. You will be a part of a team that has a passion for continuous improvements and quality assurance. We have fun at work and what we do is important with a direct impact on our customers, co-workers, and company’s success!
We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with so don’t hesitate to apply even though you don’t meet all requirements. A team with great cooperation and with diverse backgrounds is waiting for you to join!
Your responsibilities
Formulating competitive bids, estimates or quotations, taking into account best available product mix and appropriate technical and commercial considerations for each individual situation.
Ensuring tenders are well documented in a timely manner and with appropriate level of detail, including full and accurate costs.
Managing the preparation of all technical (e.g. defining the most suitable technology and product type(s)), financial (e.g. total price sheet, cash flow analysis) and if necessary project management aspects of the bid, estimate or quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions.
In accordance with bid or estimate or quotation planning, ensuring that inputs for editing activities are provided on time and according to established quality procedures.
Managing external services to support bid or estimation preparation such as translations and governmental approvals.
Collecting and archiving documentation regarding the offer/order and records assumptions and decisions taken during the development process.
Being responsible for collecting all information needed to prepare the proposal, including both technical and cost elements.
Establishing and maintaining effective customer relationships to understand customer needs. Ensuring a positive customer experience throughout the sales process.
Identifying potential vendors for equipment and materials required in the project and technically evaluates supplier offers to check match with specifications.

Your background
You hold bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and have couple of years of work experience.
Knowledge in bids and proposals is required.
Experience in power system or any other related field would be meritorious.
Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required, whereas Swedish language is an advantage.
The following characteristics are your true nature: attention to detail, self-starter, proactive, ability to learn, good interpersonal skills and result orientation.
You are structured, persistent and well-organized in your way of working and committed to customer satisfaction.
You are ready to work in an international and multicultural work environment.

More about us
Welcome to apply by November 24th! Applications will be reviewed onanongoing basis so the sooner you show your interest the better.
Recruiting manager Mohammed Aboobacker, mohammed.aboobacker@hitachienergy.com, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Philip Bengtsson, +46 107-38 25 17; Unionen: Johan Frisk, +46 107-38 39 68; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12. Any other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Johanna Laiv, johanna.laiv@hitachienergy.com.
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